Wellesley Collection

The Battle of Waterloo
Waterloo. Coloured lithograph after Wellington at Waterloo by Robert Alexander Hillingford, nd.Associated with Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo (1815). Coloured Lithograph Date: 1815

Map of the Battle of Waterloo, 18th June 1815 (19th century). Battle plan showing the positions of the British and French armies at the outset of the battle

Duke Wellington / Paul Pry
DUKE OF WELLINGTON British General and Statesman Known as the Iron Duke A Wellington Boot - Satire

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1814-1815, (1944). Creator: Thomas Lawrence
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1814-1815, (1944)

The Army and Navy, Wellington and Nelson, c1805. Artist: Newton & Co
The Army and Navy, Wellington and Nelson, c1805

Summoned to Waterloo - Brussels, 1815
SUMMONED TO WATERLOO - BRUSSELS, 1815. Chromolithograph after Robert Hillingford, published 1898 (c). Officers leaving the Duchess of Richmonds ball, with Wellington in a carriage

Foot guards at Battle of Waterloo
Up, Guards, and at them

The Forlorn Hope At Badajos, 1906. Artist: Vereker Monteith Hamilton
The Forlorn Hope At Badajos, 1906. British troops at the Siege of Badajoz, Spain, in 1812 during the Peninsular War. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. V

The Grenadier in Wilton Mews, Where Coachmen Drink No More, c1935. Creator: Unknown
" The Grenadier" in Wilton Mews, Where Coachmen Drink No More, c1935

Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley
Major-General Arthur Wellesley in 1806, later Duke of Wellington. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-centry illustration

Duke Wellington / Lawrence
DUKE OF WELLINGTON - formal portrait, aged circa 40

Wellington Ca 1815
The Duke, about the time of Waterloo

Battle of Quatre Bras, 1815 (1906). Artist: Vereker Monteith Hamilton
Battle of Quatre Bras, 1815 (1906). British infantry fighting off an attack by French cavalry at the battle fought two days before Waterloo. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. V

Wellington and Blucher meet after Battle of Waterloo
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) and Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher

Wellingtons boots J920030
WALMER CASTLE AND GARDENS, Kent. Duke of Wellingtons boots

Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815 (1888). Artist: John Atkinson II
Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815 (1888). The Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), British Commander, with his staff, doffing his hat to another officer as the battle rages around them

Cocked hat, Army Staff, worn by Duke of Wellington
Cocked hat, Army Staff, worn by FM Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1846 (c). Black beaver. Date: circa 1846

Dorothy Violet Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (1889-1956), styled Lady Gerald Wellesley between 1914 and 1943, born Dorothy Violet Ashton, socialite, author, poet and literary editor

Lady Eileen Orde, nee Wellesley (1887-1952), daughter of the 4th Duke of Wellington and wife of Captain Cuthbert Julian Orde, WW1 pilot

A Wellington Boot- or the Head of the Armye, 19th century. A satirical political cartoon of the Duke of Wellington. Wellington was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in 1827

Banquet commemorating the victory at Waterloo, 1836 (1900)

The Grenadier in Wilton Mews, Where Coachmen Drink No More, c1935. Creator: Unknown The Grenadier in Wilton Mews, Where Coachmen Drink No More, c1935

The Royal Anchor, Liphook, Hampshire, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Anchor, Liphook, Hampshire, 1936. The Royal Anchor hotel, 18th century coaching inn on the London to Portsmouth road

Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington as a child
Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington (2 July 1915 - 31 December 2014) pictured as a little boy in The Sketch magazine in 1919

Band Advertisement, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Advertisement offering the services of the Band of the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Carpentry & plumbing, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys learning carpentry and plumbing on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

The Duke Of Wellington
Circular painting depicting the portrait and scenes from the life of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, British General and Statesman known as the Iron Duke. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Peel / Arthur Wellesley
ARTHUR WELLESLEY, first viscount PEEL son of sir Robert Peel statesman, Speaker of the House of Commons

BADAJOZ 1813
Badajoz, supposed impregnable, surrenders to Wellington after a sustained siege

The pre-production Vickers Wellesley K7556
The pre-production Vickers Wellesley, K7556

Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields, Northumberland
The Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Duke of Wellington / 1808
DUKE OF WELLINGTON British General and Statesman Known as the Iron Duke

'The Oxford installation! Old slaughter alias Paddy O'Killus
BL3290639 'The Oxford installation! Old slaughter alias Paddy O'Killus, alias Nosey, alias the duke of Butcherloo as chancellor!!! Reading his latin! speech'

Royal Academy in Jubilee year - decorative portraits
A selection of portraits on show at the Royal Academy in 1935 - the Silver Jubilee of George V

PENINSULA WAR 17, 000 soldiers under Sir Arthur Wellesley (Wellington) defeat 13, 000 French at Vimeiro, Portugal. Date: 21st August 1809

The Main building, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts 1901 This image could have imperfections as it's either historical or reportage

Aerial view of Wellesley Congregational Church and Central Street in town center of Wellesley, Massachusetts MA, USA

Richard Colley Wesley, from History of Ireland, pub. c.1854
KWE5242558 Richard Colley Wesley, from History of Ireland, pub. c.1854.; (add.info.: Richard Colley Wesley, later Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, 1760 to 1842)

Maud, Duchess of Wellington
(Lilian) Maud Glen (née Coats), Duchess of Wellington (1885-1946), Wife of 5th Duke of Wellington; daughter of 1st Baron Glentanar. Date: 1939

Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke
XLA3773789 Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke by Unknown Artist, (20th century); (add.info.: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Portrait of the British soldier ans statesman)

Major-General the Hon. Arthur Wellesley being received in durbar at the Chepauk Palace Madras by Azim al-Daula
BL3310670 Major-General the Hon. Arthur Wellesley being received in durbar at the Chepauk Palace Madras by Azim al-Daula, Nawab of the Carnatic, 18th February 1805

Barrackpore Park. The Seat of the Governor General, November 1807 (w/c on paper)
BL3614666 Barrackpore Park

A view of Talbot Castle, Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland; the first school attended by the Duke of Wellington. Date: 1852

The Duke of Wellington, 1828. Creator: William Say
The Duke of Wellington, 1828

Tippo Saibs peacock, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Tippo Saibs peacock, 1844. The Huma Bird, an ornament in the shape of a bird of paradise made from gold, rubies, emeralds, diamonds, pearls, silver gilt for Tipu, Sultan of Mysore

Carriages in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland - in the background you can see the Wellington Monument, or more correctly the Wellington Testimonial

The elderly Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) attending worship at St. Marys Church, Walmer, Kent. Date: 1852

Sir Arthur Wellesley commanding at the Battle of Assaye, (1803), 1816. Creator: Unknown
Sir Arthur Wellesley commanding at the Battle of Assaye, (1803), 1816. Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852) and the British East India Company defeated the Maratha Empire at the Battle of Assaye in 1803

Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852), British military leader, wood engraving, published 1881
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769 - 1852), Field Marshal and outstanding British military leader of the Napoleonic period, as well as British Foreign and Prime Minister

Women's Basketball at Wellesley College
(Original Caption) Wellesley College-Basketball in gym

Young Women Performing Dance
(Original Caption) Students at Wellesley College perform here in a dance group production

Three Young Women Dancing in Front of Large Prop
(Original Caption) Students at Wellesley College perform here in a dance group production

Field Day and Halloween Party
(Original Caption) Wellesley College Field Day and Halloween Party at Wellesley, Massachusetts, October 31, 1914. Crowd of girls watching the games

Girls Hockey Team Carrying Captain
(Original Caption) Wellesley College Field Day and Halloween Party at Wellesley, Massachusetts, October 31, 1914. Eleanor Mason, captain of the 1915 hockey team, on the shoulders of her teammates

Field Day and Halloween Party
(Original Caption) Wellesley College Field Day and Halloween Party at Wellesley, Massachusetts, October 31, 1914. Basketball game

Girls Playing Hockey
(Original Caption) Wellesley College Field Day and Halloween Party at Wellesley, Massachusetts, October 31, 1914. Hockey game

Wellesley College Basketball Team
(Original Caption) Wellesley College Field Day and Halloween Party, at Wellesley, Massachusetts, October 31, 1914. The champion basketball team, Class of 1916

Women Practicing Archery
(Original Caption) Wellesley, Massachusetts: College girls take up cupid's bow

Wellesley College Volunteer Fire Fighters
(Original Caption) Wellesley College girls ready for action in their new roles as members of the volunteer firefighting corps

Wellesley College Girls
(Original Caption) Around the Clock...With the Modish College Girl. Wellesley, Massachusetts: A college degree means more than mere proficiency in mathematics, science, and history these days

Senior Girls Holding Hula Hoops
(Original Caption) Wellesley Holds Annual May Day exercises at Wellesley College, at Wellesley, Mass. is the hoop-rolling race among seniors in caps and gowns

Seniors Participating in Hula Hoop Race
(Original Caption) Hoops M Dear

Wellesley College Students Rehearsing Annual Dance
(Original Caption) Massachusetts: Wellesley Students Rehearse Pageant

Wellesley College Students Performing Dance Using Balls
(Original Caption) Massachusetts: Wellesley Students Rehearse Pageant

Beatrice Moore Rehearsing for Exercises
(Original Caption) Wellesley College Girls Prepare for May Day Fete. Wellesley, Mass.: Miss Beatrice Moore of East Orange N.J

College Women Balancing Books on Heads
(Original Caption) Seeking Better Posture

Woman Diving Backwards off Board
(Original Caption) Wellesley College-Anne Ross

Boston Braves Pitcher Vern Bickford with Son
(Original Caption) 08/13/1950-Wellesley, Mass.: DOOR TO THE HALL OF FAME. Brave pitcher Vern Bickford, who pitched himself into the Hall of Fame by no-hitting the Brooklyn Dodgers, Aug

Crew Team at Wellesley
This photo shows that crew members are every bit as cute and feminine as their less athletic classmates at Wellesley

Portrait of Anastosio Somoza
5/30/1975- Wellesley, MA: Close-Up of General Anastasio Somoza, the President of Nicaragua

Freshman Class Marching Between Seniors
(Original Caption) Hoop Race Start. Photo shows Freshman class marching into chapel between line of Seniors. (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, 1829 - 1912
3083264 Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, 1829 - 1912.; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Liberal politician and Speaker of the House of Commons)

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) English soldier and stateman
536833 Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) English soldier and stateman, while serving in India

Peninsular Campaign, known in Spain as War of Independence (1808-1814)
533529 Peninsular Campaign, known in Spain as War of Independence (1808-1814). Storming of Badajoz by troops under the command of Arthur Wellesley (Duke of Wellington 1814) 6 April 1812

Duke of Wellington, 1850
1576147 Duke of Wellington, 1850; (add.info.: Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1769 - 1852)

A new East Indiaman Wellesley, 1850
3359938 A new East Indiaman Wellesley, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of a new East Indiaman Wellesley built by James Laing. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The last moments of the Duke of Wellington
878630 The last moments of the Duke of Wellington. Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1769 -1852. British soldier and statesman

Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington, 1846-1900
5614400 Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington, 1846-1900; (add.info.: Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington, 1846-1900. British peer and Conservative Party politician)

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) with his staff at the Battle of Waterloo 18 June 1815
536028 Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) with his staff at the Battle of Waterloo 18 June 1815

British infantry storm the fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo on January 19, 1812, 1815. Private Collection

WW2 - Wellesley Bombers Over Suez
A photograph of some British WW2 Vickers Wellesley bomber planes flying in formation, over Suez, north-eastern Egypt. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Vickers Wellesley Bombers
An illustration of two British WW2 Vickers Wellesley long distance bomber planes in flight. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Refuelling A Wellesley Bomber
A photograph which shows some British WW2 Royal Air Force personnel refuelling a Vickers Wellesley bomber plane. Date: circa 1940s

Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852), circa 1820-1825
Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852). 1st Duke of Wellington. British military and Prime Minister. Portrait attributed to John Jackson (1778-1831), circa 1820-1825. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Wellesley: A Legacy of Leadership and Valor" Step into the world of Wellesley, a name that echoes with tales of bravery and strategic brilliance. From the historic Battle of Waterloo to the illustrious Duke Wellington, this captivating caption unveils the remarkable story behind this legendary figure. Transport yourself back to 1815, as you explore the Map of the Battle of Waterloo. Witness how Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, summoned his troops in Brussels for an epic clash that would shape history forever. The Foot guards at Battle of Waterloo stood tall and resolute under his command. Duke Wellington's indomitable spirit shines through in Thomas Lawrence's portrait from 1944. His piercing gaze reflects both determination and wisdom, reminding us why he was hailed as one of Britain's greatest military leaders. But Wellesley is not just about war; it encompasses a rich tapestry woven with diverse facets. Discover "The Grenadier in Wilton Mews, " where coachmen once gathered to share stories over drinks – a testament to camaraderie beyond battlefields. In Vereker Monteith Hamilton's masterpiece "The Forlorn Hope At Badajos, " we witness another side of Wellesley's legacy – compassion for his soldiers who faced perilous odds on foreign soil. This painting captures their unwavering courage amidst chaos. Lawrence immortalizes Duke Wellington yet again in an exquisite portrayal that exudes honor and dignity. His presence commands respect even centuries later. Beyond warfare lies a different facet - Northumberland’s Training Ship Wellesley stands proud as a symbol of education and discipline instilled by its namesake. It represents how leadership extends far beyond military conquests. As we delve into these fragments from history, we uncover layers upon layers within the name 'Wellesley. ' It evokes memories etched deep within our collective consciousness - tales brimming with valor, sacrifice, and resilience.